Method, device, and nested system for allocating uplink and downlink bandwidth

Abstract

A method for allocating uplink and downlink bandwidth, includes: receiving, by a primary ONU, a primary PON downlink frame sent by a nested OLT, where the primary PON downlink frame carries a primary ONU uplink bandwidth grant and a secondary ONU uplink bandwidth grant; parsing, by the primary ONU, the primary PON downlink frame to acquire the primary ONU uplink bandwidth grant and the secondary ONU uplink bandwidth grant; and sending, by the primary ONU, a secondary PON downlink frame to a secondary ONU, where the secondary PON downlink frame carries the acquired secondary ONU uplink bandwidth grant. The present disclosure achieves an optimal overall performance for the two stages of PONs by considering general conditions of the two stages of PONs, and meanwhile ensures a maximum available bandwidth for the two stages of PONs during formulation of bandwidth grants.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for allocating downlink bandwidth in a nested passive optical network (PON), comprising:
 receiving, by a primary optical network unit (ONU), a primary PON downlink frame from a nested optical line terminal (OLT), wherein the primary PON downlink frame carries primary PON downlink user service data, secondary PON user service data, primary PON overhead, and secondary PON overhead; 
 parsing, by the primary ONU, the primary PON downlink frame to acquire the primary PON user service data, the secondary PON user service data, the primary PON overhead, and the secondary PON overhead; 
 delivering, by the primary ONU, the primary PON user service data to a user; 
 formulating, by the primary ONU, a secondary ONU downlink bandwidth grant according to the secondary PON user service data and the secondary PON overhead; and 
 sending, by the primary ONU, a secondary PON downlink frame to a secondary ONU according to the secondary ONU downlink bandwidth grant, wherein the secondary PON downlink frame carries the secondary PON user service data and the secondary PON overhead. 
 
     
     
       2. A method for allocating uplink bandwidth in a nested passive optical network (PON), comprising:
 receiving, by a primary optical network unit (ONU), a primary PON downlink frame sent by a nested optical line terminal (OLT), and sending a secondary PON downlink frame to a secondary ONU, wherein the primary PON downlink frame carries a primary ONU uplink bandwidth grant and the secondary PON downlink frame carries a secondary ONU uplink bandwidth grant; 
 parsing, by the primary ONU, the primary PON downlink frame to acquire the primary ONU uplink bandwidth grant; 
 receiving, by the primary ONU, primary PON uplink user service data; 
 receiving, by the primary ONU, a secondary PON uplink frame sent by a secondary ONU, wherein the secondary PON uplink frame carries secondary PON uplink user service data, secondary ONU uplink bandwidth request, and secondary PON overhead; 
 parsing, by the primary ONU, the secondary PON uplink frame to acquire the secondary PON uplink user service data, the secondary ONU uplink bandwidth request, and the secondary PON overhead, and formulating a new secondary ONU uplink bandwidth grant for the secondary ONU according to the secondary ONU uplink bandwidth request acquired; and 
 sending, by the primary ONU, a primary PON uplink frame to the nested OLT, wherein the primary PON uplink frame carries the primary PON uplink user service data, primary ONU uplink bandwidth request, the secondary PON uplink user service data, and the secondary PON overhead. 
 
     
     
       3. An optical network unit (ONU), comprising:
 a receiving module, configured to receive a primary passive optical network (PON) downlink frame sent by a nested optical line terminal (OLT), and send a secondary PON downlink frame to a secondary ONU, wherein the primary PON downlink frame carries a primary ONU uplink bandwidth grant and the secondary PON downlink frame carries a secondary ONU uplink bandwidth grant; and 
 a parsing module, configured to parse the primary PON downlink frame to acquire the primary ONU uplink bandwidth grant; 
 wherein the receiving module is further configured to receive primary PON uplink user service data; 
 the receiving module is further configured to receive a secondary PON uplink frame sent by a secondary ONU, wherein the secondary PON uplink frame carries secondary PON uplink user service data, secondary ONU uplink bandwidth request, and secondary PON overhead; and 
 the parsing module is further configured to: parse the secondary PON uplink frame to acquire the secondary PON uplink user service data, the secondary ONU uplink bandwidth request, and the secondary PON overhead; and formulate a new secondary ONU uplink bandwidth grant for the secondary ONU according to the secondary ONU uplink bandwidth request acquired; and 
 a sending module, configured to send a primary PON uplink frame to the nested OLT, wherein the primary PON uplink frame carries the primary PON uplink user service data, primary ONU uplink bandwidth request, the secondary PON uplink user service data, and the secondary PON overhead. 
 
     
     
       4. An optical network unit (ONU), comprising:
 a receiving module, configured to receive a primary passive optical network (PON) downlink frame sent by a nested optical line terminal (OLT), wherein the primary PON downlink frame carries primary PON downlink user service data, secondary PON user service data, primary PON overhead, and secondary PON overhead; 
 a parsing module, configured to parse the primary PON downlink frame to acquire the primary PON user service data, the secondary PON user service data, the primary PON overhead, and the secondary PON overhead; 
 a sending module, configured to deliver the primary PON user service data to a user; and 
 a bandwidth allocating module, configured to formulate a secondary ONU downlink bandwidth grant according to the secondary PON user service data and the secondary PON overhead; 
 wherein the sending module is configured to send a secondary PON downlink frame to a secondary ONU according to the secondary ONU downlink bandwidth grant, wherein the secondary PON downlink frame carries the secondary PON user service data and the secondary PON overhead.